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sympathetic Resolutions.

DENVER, March 3O.-The House to-day
adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, BY this General Assembly, as
sembled at Denver, the capital Of said
State, March 80, A. D. 1887, that the cor
dial greeting and sympathy Of this General
Assembly be and is hereby extended to the
Right Hon. w. E. Gladstone, Charles
Stuart Parnell, OF the House of Commons,
and the people of Great Britain and Ire
land in their just and heroic warfare
against oppression OF the people of Ireland
by system OF misrule which, in the iudg-
ment of mankind, should be abolished and
no vestige of it left to tell the story of the
baibarism of it's slavery.
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Reported Sea Disaster.

ST. JOINS, N. F., March 81.-A report
has reached here of the total loss of the
sealing steamer Eagle with crew of 25O
men on the shoals near Funk Island, off
Bonavista Bay.
LArER-The reported loss OF the steamer
Eagle is confirmed by the discovery of the
wreckage at Bonavista Bay. The crew
numbered $50 men, and there is nothing to
show that any one was saved. The
steamer was lost on the shoals near Funk
Island, off Bonavista Bay. Debris, con-
sisting of deck ladder, forecastle deck and
cooking gear with the steamers name were
found on the beach, and the inhabitants
are looking for bodies. Most OF the lost
seamen lived in and about St. Johns. The
excitement and grief here are intense. The
Eagle was large sealing steamer, COM
manded by Captain Jackman and owned
by Messrs. Bowring Brothers,.
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Special to the MINER

HELENA, March 29.-The engineers have
been canvassing all day on the bids for the
tunnel and road bed of the Montana Gen.
trail railway between Helena and Butte.
The result has not yet been announced, but
suceeFJ Ees 5etween Larson & Keefe, who
Eastern capital, and Bates, of
Butte, with the chances in favor of the for
mer for the tunnel work and grading. The
bids On timbering and woodwork are not
yet compared.
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He Cuts His Throat with . Razor After
Trying to Kill His Wife.

He Cuts His Throat with q Razor After
Trying to Kill His Wife.
New YoRK, March 2s.-The tenants at
No. 1S9 First Avenue were awakened early
yesterday morning by the cries OF "mur-
der!" and "police!'' and as some OF them
started to investigate the cause, the door
OF the apartments occupied by Ernest Top
fer and his family, on the top floor, was
pushed open and Mrs. TOPPER, with blood
streaming from wounds in her neck and
back, staggered into the hall and fell on top
of the stairs.
"For Gods sake, call an officer!" exclaim-
ed Mrs. TOPPER, as she saw her neighbors.
my husband has tried to murder me-"
Policeman Reilly was summoned. and af.
ter hearing the woman's story started to
arrest TOPPER. As he entered three little
children crawled from under the kitchen
table and ran into the hall. Pushing open
the door leading to the bedroom Reilly saw
TOPPER sitting on the edge of the bed with
an open razor in his hand.
drop that" shouted Reilly drawing his
club, but as he did 80 TOPPER raised his
hand and drew the sharp blade across his
throat. With gnrgling cry the unfortu-
nate man fell on the bed, the blood spout
ing from the cash in his throat, dyeing his
shirt and the bed-clothes.
Word was at once sent to the police sta
tion and an ambulance summoned, and the
wounded man vas removed to Bellevue
Hospital. Mrs. TOPPER was carried to the
apartments, and as she refused to be taken
to the hospital ply sician was summoned
and her wounds dressed.
The wound in her neck, which she said
L :.A %oI I,xyk kho nol0o ~ a iro
shovel, was light, but the wound in her
back, made by heavy axe. was dangerous.
The axe cut through her clothing and then
into the flesh. The steels OF her cOrsets
were cut as clean as though done with a
pair of scissors.
The wounds are not fatal. and she was
resting quietly when a reporter saw her yes
terday. -,
II don't know why he struck me" said
Mrs. TOPPER, referring to her husband.
II was standing at the sink drawing water,
when he came up to me with the flre shovel
in his hand. Calling me frightful name.
he struck me with the shovel. He aimed
at me again, but ran into the kitchen and
stood where he could not strike. He came
in then with the axe in his hand, and as l
tried to run past him for the door, ne
struck at nv head, but it struck my back.
The axe head fell of, leaving the handle IN
his hand, and when my cousin asked him
Whist the trouble was he struck her with
the heavy handle in the face" >,
HE vas always jealous OF me ana
threatened to kill me several times. he
has done no work for five years and l sup
ported the house by washing and ironing:
He was sunstruck few years ago and that
nav be the cause OF this. 1t would nave
haen no loss il he cut his head or
TOPPER was lying in the prison ward
vhen the reporter visited the hospital and
0c nr CosrIe s Who has charge OF him, said:
": .:Hs g 90 me- within an ace Of ending his
life II III missed the jugular and the great
quantity of blood came from sma,I ven
r II the throat. He will recover in abou1
month and be able to leave the hosp''a''
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Spring reservation in Oregon. This is the
first action taken under the Indian Land
Severalty Act, which was passed by the
last Congress-. Under it's provisions the
survey sufficient quantity OF land to- give
to each head OF q family 16O acres; to
each single person over 18 years of age. so
acres; to each orphan under 18 years of
age. so acres, and to each other single
person under 1S years of age, 40 acres.
This distribution is made to male and fe-
male alike. Each Indian will receive q pat
ent to his land which ehall be of legal effect,
and declare that the United States will hold
the lands thus allowed for q period OF
twenty five years in trust for the sole ure
and benefit of the Indian and OF his heirs.
At the expiration of this period the United
Ststes will convey the land in fee.
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National Homo for Disabled Volunteers

WASHINGTON, March 3O-It is announced
that meeting Of the Board of Managers
of the National Home for Disabl Volun-
teer Soldiers will be held in New York City
on April 10th next, to discuss the question
of the location of a branch of the Home,
authorized by last Congress, to be estab-
of the Rocky Mountains. Il seems to be
practically settled that the branch will be
located in California, either near Los An
eeles, or in the Napa Valley, north OF San
Francisco.
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Nihilists at Work.

ST.. PETERSBURG, March 3O.-A Wholesale
merchant of st. Petersburg, reported to be
worth millions, has been shot and killed by
man to whom he refused to give 5000
roubles toward the NihiIist fund. The
murderer has been arrested. Other Rus
sian capitalists are fearful of suffering a
similar fate. They are receiving letters
threatening them with immediate death if
they do not comply with the demand to
furnish money for the common cause"
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Galiamberti's Mission.

ROME, March 29.-Monsignor Galiamber.
ii. special Papal delegate to Berlin, has
failed to receive any satisfactory results in
his negotiations with the Centre or Catho.
lie party of Germany, in consequence OF the
adoption by the Land League of Bishop
Kopps amendment to the Ecclesiastical
Law. The Vatican has decided to leave
the Centre party full liberty of action in
German political affairs, retaining the same
freedom for itself. Members of the Extreme
Left in the Chamber OF Deputies have
passed resolutions severely censuring the
Government for entering into an alliance
with Austria and Germany, because both
powers are friendly to the Vatican.
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Perished in the Flames,

ITHACA, N. Y. March 2S.-A special to
the Journal this morning states that the
dwelling house occupied by Matthews
Massick. at Ludlowville. ten miles from
this place, was burned between IL and l
o'clock this morning. Massick and three
children perished in the flames. The
coroner is investigating the case. Massick
was an employe Of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
way.
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Oleomargarine Law Holds Good.

ALBANY, N. Y, Marth 31.-The Court OF
Appeals has affirmed the judgment OF the
general term, convicting Lipman Arens.
berg OF selling oleomargarine in violation
OF the statutes. Judge Rapulla, in deliv-
ering the opinion said the artificial color
ing of oleonargarine, to make it resemble
dairy butter. come within the statutory
prohibition against limitations.
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CAUGHT AT LAST.
New York Post Office Clerk Confesses
to Numerous Thefts.

A New York Post Office Clerk Confesses
to Numerous Thefts.
New YORK, March 31.-At an early hour
on Wednesday morning the superintendent
of the pouch room OF the regular division
of the New York Postoffice was surprised
at the discovery that q package which had
arrived late Tuesday night in pouch No.
COG, from Portland, Oregon, containing
SIC, 200 in currency, was missing. He had
checked the package off some time before.
and he could not imagine where it could
have gone to. as no one was in the Office
except the clerks, 1SO in number. The Su-
perintendent telegraphed for Inspector
Dosser, and detained the clerks until
Dosser arrived. Dosser took the clerks to
his Office and as his subordinates were
Pinkerton Agency, to come and help him.
The clerks were examined one at h
time, and the examination continued all
day. through the night and until early this
morning. Suspicion pointed in the direc-
tion OF VIM. A. Clarke, who has been in the
department for about five years. He was
examined last. For long time there have
been robberies in the department and over
sixty packages and letters have been
SLOlen, UQe Inspectors DetuS uHdDIo LO Ufap
the thief. Clarke is married man and
lives in Brooklyn. He was accused of
stealing several OF these packages, but he
stoutly denied his guilt. At noon to-day
Inspector Adsit made another search OF
the registry Office and found package &C.
creted beneath some rubbish in the bottom
of closet. 1t was from the First National
Bank of Portland, Oregon, and was ad-
dressed to the Chemical National Bank.
this city. It was delivered to the bank Of
flee and the contents found intact. The
inspectors had Clarke locked in room
with them and told him the packages had
been found and they had enough evidence
to convict him. Even then Clarke would
not acknowledge that he had taken it.
Finally in the evening he called Inspector
Dosser and told him that he had
stolen the package and that he
had also stolen the other sixty packages
that had been missing from time to
time for the past three years and said that
he had committed the theft to pay his
debts. He was addicted to drinking and
had gambled some. He could not say how
much he had stolen, but it is supposed
that he had taken between $4,000 and
IS 900. Clarke, after he made his confes-
sion, was taken to Ludlow street Jail. He
will have an examination tomorrow be-
lore the United States Commissioner.
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BUTTE, MONTANA, SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1887.

hurled Into what is known ss the ''dump," !"
a epot In which water from the level accu-
mnlates. Three doors were also thrown
into the dump. Littlejohn's hat was car
ried to the top of the shaft at least 200
feet. An effort was at once made to rescue
Lewis and Ovens, the miners who went
into the Van Storch mine with Fire Boss
Lewis, but afterdamps pre- rented it. This
afternoon their mutilated bodies were
found and conveyed to their homes.
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The Now Postage Stamps.

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Postofice De-
partment officials are having prepared q
series Of new designs of embossed stamps
for stamped envelopes of one, two, four
and five cent denominations. The head of
Franklin has been selected for the one cent
stamp and the heads of Washington, Jack
son and Grant for the two, four and five
cent denominations respectively. The gen.
eral design is uniform. On the upper side
and following the oval shape OF the stamp
is the legend United States Postage" in
stead Of ~. 9. Postage" as on the stamp
now in use. This new series will be ready
for issue May l. The border OF the one
cent adhesive stamp has been slightly mod
fed toconform to the design OF the two
ent stamp.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02

DETROIT, March 3O.-The large shoe
manufacturing establishment of Pingree &
Smith was totally destroyed by fire to-
night. Loss, 1925, 900; insurance Oh
stock, $195 900; on machinery, $40 200;
on building, $4,000. Seven hundred and
twenty-five employees are thrown out of
employment.
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A Big Warrant.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Ameng the war
rants issued by the Treasury Department
to-day was one for $15O.OOO in favor of
the Board of Managers of the National
Home for disabled volunteer soldiers to be
used in the erection OF branch home for
disabled volunteer soldiers west of the
Rocky mountains.
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Still After the Gar.

BERLIN. March 3O.-Authentic informa-
tion has been received from st. Petersburg
that fresh attempts were made upon the
Cars life at Gatschina Palace yesterday,
but the Car was uninjuIed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-The trial OF
DR.. James Hodges. who exploded the bomb
in the Grand Opera House on February
9th, during the Patti concert, began to-
day. Hodges has heretofore resisted all
endeavors to get statement as to his real
intent. When placed on the witness stand
to-day, however, he spoke freely. He tes-
titled he had gone to the opera with the
intention OF ending his life while Patti was
singing, 80 he "could be her page in spirit
land"
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LONDON, March 3O.-At the Northamp-
ton meeting the Ascot Plate for two-year-
olds. five furlongs, was won by General
Pearson's colt, Anarch; A. Taylor's colt,
PullTogether, second; J. Ryan's filly, Lilly
Bud, third. Six starters.
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Relief for Irish LeasohOlderS.

LONDON, March 31.-In the House of
Lords tonight, Earl Cardigan (Conserva-
tive) presented bill providing for the pur-
chase of Irish holdings, or in other words,
for the abolition Of the system of owner
ship created by the act of 1881. It was
propooed, he said. to admit leasehoIders to
the benefit OF the act of 1881. [Cheers.
Leaseholders whose leases expired prior to
1881 Numbering 16O, 900, we're to be ad.
mitted to the benefits of the act OF 1881,
in the same manner as those whose leases
expired in that year.
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HALIFAX, March 3O.-Heavy snow
storms for the past week have completely
demorahzed traffic on the Inter Colonial
Railway. Another storm ragged last night
between Campbellton and st. Flav,e great
" retarding the work of clearing the road.
A hundred men are engaged blowing and
shoveling through the snow, but it is hard
TO predict when their labor will be COM
pleted. The train which left Quebec Friday
with mail and passengers for England is
still stuck in the snow. In some sections
the snow is many feet deep and blows back
on the track as fast as removed
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Still Estranged.

ROME, March 3O.-Monsignor GaIimberti,
who has just returned from Berlin, had q
long audience with the Pope to-day. The
latter expressed himself as eratified with
Bismarck's attitude toward the Vatican.
The Italian Government and the Holy See
are still estranged.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02

LONDON, March 31.-Queen Victoria's g ar
rival at Cannes has been delayed on ac-
count of an accident on the train convey
ing her thither. 1t was discovered last
night that the springs of the railway coach
occupied by her Majesty were heated. The
discovery was made when the train reached
Laroche. Her Majesty's carriage was here
stopped. and it was decided to
await daylight before proceeding.
This morning the Queen removed to an
other carriage and continued the journey.
She will reach Cannes tomorrow. The
British men-of-war, Thunderer, Colossus,
Agamemnon and Dreadnaught, with the
Duke OF Edinburgh and Prince George OF
Wales Oh board. lie at anchor in the bay
at Cannes, awaiting the Queens arrival.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02

Deputy United States Marshal Went
Moss served summons upon Kerr Bros,
the Aspen lumbermen, requiring them to
answer at the next term of the District
Court, in q suit wherein the Government
seeks to recover from said firm the sum of
2.O27 80 for timber cut on the public do
main.-Evanston Chieftain, 18th.
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Secretary Endicott has issued circular
calling for information relative to the con-
dition of business in the War Department,
the business methods Of the bureau and
matters required by Senator Cockrelrs
committee.
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John q. SAKE Dead.

ALBANY, March 81.-John Godfrey SAKE,
the poet, died here to-day. The burial will
take place in the Greenwood family lot in
Brooklyn.
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s.,.tor R..r.n,s Condition.

PALESTINE, Texas. March SO.-SenaG; .;n
John II. Reagan, still suffers muca IIn.r, iIm;ns
and il unable to walk on account Oh 's'''"s
from his horse last Monday.
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Allotment of Lands.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The President
to-day directed the allotment OF lands in
severalty to the Indians on the Warm
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II. p. Omcere.

BosroN, March 3O.-At meeting o, Vne
Directors of the Union Pacific to-day' frss,
ident Adams and the former officials "e'0
re-alectad
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Special to The MINER -

Colonel Dodge Interviewed-What He
Says About the III. 4 b, Rosd, Etc.
HELENA. March 31.-Owine to some legal
informality in the writ petitioning for a
habeas corpus in the case of James E.
Rhodes, the drummer who proposes TO test
the new license law the case was postponed
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Colonel Dodge, chief engineer OF the Mon
tana Central, is out in a lengthy interview
in the Herald tonight regarding the Butte
line, the contract for which was let yester-
day. The following facts are cleaned from
his statements: The new depot will be To-
Gated at the intersection OF Helena Avenue
and Main street, near Gebaur & Yergy's
planning mill. The work Of construction and
boring the tunnels will begin at once
The largest of the tunnels, the sone
near Wickes, will be 6.15O feet long, and
75O feet below the top OF the mountain.
A plant that will cost $40. 900 or $50, 900
to start WIN, including machinery 1orcom-
pressed air drills, electric light and ventila-
ton will be placed on the site as soon as
possible, and work will be prosecuted from
both ends of the tunnel. The grades of
the tunnel will slope slightly from the mid
die toward both ends, to insure natural
drainage and to prevent the possibility Of
ligatory complications. The company ex-
pressly require in the contract that the
contractors waive all right to any mineral
discoveries they may make in the prosecu-
tion of the work. A new system of tunnel
ing to this country will be introduced. The
heading will be run in the bottom first. It
ia said that this method is much more
rapid and economical than the old system
OF driving tunnels with top heading first.
With this process it is possible to make an
advance of over 600 feet month with two
sets OF drills, whereas the greatest under
the other method rarely exceeded 200 feet.
Teams and men are now on the way to the
scene of operations and work will COM
mence at once.
Nothing new has been developed in the
mysterious death reported in yesterdays
dispatch. The facts elected at the Coro-
ner's inquest held last evening, however,
point more strongly toward suicide, as it
was shown that the door to the dugout
was fastened on the inside and the hinge
sprung when the person who first made the
discovery OF the body gained admittance.
An empty envelope addressed to David
Jelly. Ubet, Fergus county, Montana,
postmarked Big Timber, Montana, Octo-
Der /, was found in the dead mans vest,
and inquiries have been sent out to these
places seeking information OF anyone
known there who answers to his descrip
lion. The Coroper's jury returned a YER
dict that death was probably caused by
suicide.
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Not Montana.
Mexican Outrage.

OTTAWA. March 3O.-It is ten degrees be-
low zero this morning and four or five feet
of snow on the ground.
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ST. LOUIS, March 3O.-A special from Rio
Grande City, Texas, says: Corporal Boyer
and another soldier were approached by
four Mexicans on the Government reserva-
ton at Fort Ringgold on the evening OF the
Goth. One Mexican opened fire shooting
Boyer through the heart. The other SOL
dier hastily retreated. Three Mexicans
were arrested last night on suspicion. The
surviving soldier declares himself able to
identity the assassins.
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Blaine on His Travels,

TERRE HAurE, March 3O.-The Vandalia
train to which Mr.. Baine's private car was
attached, arrived here at 3:35; one hour
and twenty-five minutes late. No effort
had been made to give Blaine reception,
yet there were 400 or 500 people at the de-
pot. The crowd surrounded Blaine's car
and began to call Blaine" Blaine ap-
peared at the rear end OF the car and was
received with cheers. He said: Gentle
men: It gives me pleasure to see you all
here. am on an entirely private journey
and l simply desire to express my thanks
for the courtesy of this call" Afterwards
Mr.. Blaine stepped from the car and was
Immediately surrounded and was COM
PEELED. on account of the rush, to climb
onto the steps again. The train remained
at the depot fifteen minutes, during which
time he was occupied in shaking hands.
ST. LOUIS, March 3O.-The train bearing
James G. Blaine and party was badly de-
layed east of here and did not arrive until
about $50. The party was met at the de-
pot by two or three personal friends and
was Immediately driven to the Lindell Ho-
tel. Mr.. Blaine will remain here two days,
but will make no political speeches and
will accept of no formal hospitalities or
attention from party friends.
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How He Was Defeated.

LONDON, March 3O.-Captain Samuels, OF
the yacht Dauntless, attributes his defeat
by the Coronet to the interference of Mr..
Colt, the owner of the Dauntless. who was
on board the vessel. Captain SamueIs and
five of the crew have left the Dauntless,
and will sail for New York tomorrow.
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The COrOnet.
Delayed On Her Travels,

QUEENSTOWN, March 31.-The Coronet
proceeded to Cowes at $50 this morning.
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A DESPERADO KILLED.
Leyba. the Notorious Outlaw, Shot iu His
TraCks.

SANTA FE. N. NJ, March 20.-It was re-
ported here last night that Marine Leyba
a notorious outlaw and desperate and
leader of gang which had terrorized Cen
trail New Mexico for more than six months,
had been